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- [damp skwib]
- /dæmp skwɪb/
- /dæmp skwɪb/
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- [damp skwib]
- /dæmp skwɪb/
Definitions of damp squib words
- phrase damp squib You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things. 3
- noun damp squib something intended but failing to impress 3
- noun damp squib something meant but failing to impress or succeed. 1
- noun damp squib A firework that fails to go off, due to wetting. 0
- noun damp squib (Idiomatic) (by extension) Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations. 0
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Origin of damp squib
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70
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Parts of speech for Damp squib
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
damp squib popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
damp squib usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for damp squib
noun damp squib
- anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
- dud — a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
- letdown — a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.: a letdown in sales; a general letdown of social barriers.
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